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Meet workplace lawyer and employment and industrial relations specialist, Karen Ansen who is the heart and soul behind Ignite HR & Employment Law and Ignite Your Purpose, where she helps leaders bring out the best in themselves and their teams.

Across two decades in workplace law and HR across government, aged care, and the not-for-profit sectors, Karen has guided leaders and teams through high-stakes transformations— balancing compliance with purpose. She focuses on helping CEOs, boards, and HR leaders navigate reforms and build truly resilient, people-first cultures through legal clarity and emotional wellbeing.

Vinay uncovers her genesis story and digs deeper into the impact of Karen’s work at Ignite to get fresh insights and perspectives on workplace law in the age of AI today. Hit play!

[4:20s] Karen’s journey into Law

[13:16s] Top challenges in people management today

[21:02s] Corporate HR law in the age of AI

[30:33s] Anecdotes on legal situations in the workplace

[40:14s] Challenges in cross cultural and hybrid ways of working

[43:20s] Trends and future of employment law

Know more about Karen’s work at ignitehr.com.au

You can also book a free 15-min consult with her at karen@ignitehr.com.au

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A transformative leader in the Digital Media and HR Technology space, our guest today is Pushkar Bidwai, CEO of People Matters, APAC’s foremost community and media platform for HR and talent leaders. Pushkar brings a deep-rooted understanding and innovative vision to his role, fueling the company’s growth as a trusted resource across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. As a founding member, Pushkar has been instrumental in shaping People Matters from its inception, fostering a culture of entrepreneurial thinking and proactive solution-building. Over his 14 years with the organization, he has led transformative initiatives, positioning People Matters as an indispensable partner to HR & business leaders navigating an ever-evolving People and Work landscape. As CEO, Pushkar is steering People Matters into its next growth phase with a future-focused strategy that leverages technology, data, and artificial intelligence to enhance offerings and maintain People Matters’ industry edge. Pushkar is a keynote speaker, podcast host, author, and guest faculty at MBA schools.

[4:06s] Pushkar’s origins story

[9:47s] Impetus for taking People Matters global

[15:57s] Differences in HR and talent nuances in India and in APAC

[26:10s] Purpose driven: Growth evolution of People Matters

[33:27s] Growth and learnings as a CEO

[39:49s] Visions for People Matters: What lies ahead

Find out more about the amazing work by People Matters at www.peoplematters.in

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Our guest today is the author of ‘Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter’, a book whose methodology is now being used in over 40 countries and has also been translated into Chinese and Japanese. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, consultant and product leader who has participated in five acquisitions, two of which were companies that she founded. Meet the one and only, the radical Radhika Dutt!

An MIT graduate, Radhika works with organizations ranging from high-tech startups to multinationals on building radical products that create a fundamental change. Radhika has built products in a wide range of industries including broadcast, media and entertainment, telecom, advertising technology, government, consumer apps, robotics, and even wine. She is currently Advisor on Product Thinking to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator).

Radhika is working on her second book, ‘Escaping the Performance Trap: Why Goals and Targets Backfire and What Actually Works’.

[2:57s] Radhika’s genesis story

[10:14s] Radical Product Thinking – breaking it down

[16:56s] Applying Radical Product Thinking in today’s VUCA world

[23:45s] How can KPIs, OKRs and KRAs evolve with Radical Product Thinking

[30:36s] The methodology of Objectives Hypotheses & Learnings – OHLs

[45:56s] Radhika’s vision for the near future and her upcoming book ‘Escaping the Performance Trap’

RWL: Read Radhika’s book ‘Radical Product Thinking’

Find out more about her work at https://rdutt.com/

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